%0 Journal Article %T Comparative analysis of techniques for diagnos-tics of phase singularities %A Felde Ch.V. %A Polyanski P.V. %A Bogatyryova H.V. %J Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics %D 2008 %I Institute of Physical Optics %X A comparative analysis of several techniques used for diagnostics of phase singularities in the optical vortex beams and fields is per-formed. Both the advantages and shortcomings of implementation and application of those techniques are discussed %K singular optics %K wavefront dislocations' interference %K diffraction %K Young¡¯s interference experiment %U http://www.ifo.lviv.ua/journal/2008/2008_2_9_02.html